Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury, Amesbury

Ofsted's report card from its 24 February 2026 inspection grades Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury on 7 areas: 5 expected standard and 2 needs attention. Report cards replaced single-word judgements in November 2025, on a five-point scale from exceptional to urgent improvement.

Attendance and behaviour - Expected standard. "Pupils' attendance is improving."

Early years - Expected standard. "Children in the early years are well prepared for the next stage in their education."

Inclusion - Expected standard. "Leaders are ambitious for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and those who are disadvantaged."

Leadership and governance - Expected standard. "Leaders, including those in the academy trust, are committed to improving the school."

Personal development and wellbeing - Expected standard. "Leaders have developed a comprehensive approach to supporting pupils' personal development."

Achievement - Needs attention. "The school's published outcomes are significantly below the national average."

Curriculum and teaching - Needs attention. "The school does not consistently provide pupils with the opportunities they need to develop their skills in speaking and listening."

Safeguarding standards were met.

Ofsted's next steps for the school: "The school should ensure that misconceptions and errors in pupils' foundational knowledge are quickly identified and addressed to deepen pupils' learning"; "Leaders should raise pupils' achievement by continuing their work to ensure that highly effective teaching that precisely meets pupils' individual needs is embedded across the school"; "Leaders should ensure that pupils across the school benefit from high-quality interactions in order to enhance their language and communication skills".

In its own words: "On 1st March 2023, Christ the King Catholic School will join the family of schools already part of The DCET - Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust. This is an exciting and long awaited development for our school and we are all really excited about the mutual benefits belonging to a trust of schools will provide."

From the headteacher's welcome: "It is my joy and privilege to welcome you to Christ the King Catholic School, a warm, inclusive school with a village school feel in the heart of Amesbury . We are a Catholic school where children of all faiths and none are warmly welcomed."

In 2025, 35% of Year 6 pupils at Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury reached the expected standard in reading and 25% in maths. At the average state primary the figures were 75% and 73% in Wiltshire and 77% and 75% across England.

Results fell from 65% in reading and 45% in maths in 2024.

With small year groups, a few pupils can move these figures by several points.

For September 2026 entry, 6 families put Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury as their first choice and 13 named it as one of their preferences, for 7 places offered. It had fewer first-choice applications than places. Every family who put it first was offered a place there for 2026 entry.

The nearest other state primary schools to Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury are Amesbury Church of England Voluntary Controlled Primary School (0.2 miles, 80% reading, 71% maths); King's Gate Primary School (0.5 miles, Good, 87% reading, 87% maths); Amesbury Archer Primary School (0.6 miles, Good, 74% reading, 77% maths); and Bulford St Leonard's C of E (VA) Primary School (1.8 miles, Requires improvement, 77% reading, 82% maths).

Each of them had higher 2025 results than Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury.

Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury is one of 13 schools run by The Dunstan Catholic Educational Trust, an academy trust.

Across the trust's primary schools, 61% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths in 2024/25.

18 parents answered Ofsted's Parent View survey about Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury (as of April 2026): 83% would recommend the school, 89% say their child is happy there and 50% of those with a view say bullying is dealt with well.

The strongest agreement was that their child feels safe (89%); the weakest, that the school deals with bullying well (among parents with a view) (50%).

34.1% of pupils are eligible for free school meals, well above the average state school (25%), according to the 2026 school census.

In 2026, 20 pupils (22%) received SEN support and 29 (31.9%) had an education, health and care plan, against 16.2% and 4.6% at the average state school. The most common need among them is speech, language and communication needs.

Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury has a SEN unit for speech, language and communication needs: 24 places, 24 pupils on roll.

Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury had 8 teachers in 2026, one for every 13 pupils: more teachers per pupil than a typical primary school, at about one for every 20.

There is no railway, tram or Underground station within about three miles of Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury.

13 bus stops are within a five-minute walk; the closest is Christ the King School (adjacent), 50 metres away.

In August 2026, police recorded 82 crimes within a mile of the school, most often violence and sexual offences, anti-social behaviour and public order offences. That is well above the typical figure around schools in Wiltshire (34), as is usual near a town centre.

In 2024/25, Christ The King Catholic School, Amesbury issued 3 suspensions, 2.9 for every 100 pupils (the average state school: 6.3), and no permanent exclusions.